Art, design, creative collaboration & classes
Welcome to Darling Mills Studio.
I’m Rachel Moodie ~ an artist, designer and multifaceted creative based in the NSW Southern Highlands.
I paint, collage, teach, write, curate and design.
My background is in graphic and web design, arts marketing, gallery management, curation, illustration agency management and event co-ordination.
These days my artworks are predominantly mixed media and collage and I’ve exhibited locally and interstate since 2007.
In 2017 I released my book on motherhood and creativity called 'The Artful Mum' which is a series of interviews with fabulous artist mothers.
My inner critic is called Gertrude and she’s my podcasting assistant on my perfectly imperfect podcast; 'Casting the Inner Critic'.
Facilitating artistic communities and fostering creativity in those around me is something I am very passionate about. My latest creative ventures are ‘Cake & Create’ - Creativity workshops with cake from Thistle and school holiday art workshops for kids.
Website Design
I offer bespoke Squarespace websites that include everything from design and content creation to copywriting, development and interface training.
Whether a small portfolio site or a large online shop, I empower my clients by providing websites they can manage themselves.
LEARNING
Art Classes
“One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.”
~ Lewis Carroll
CREATIVE COLLABORATION
Podcast
Casting the Inner Critic is a series of interviews with artists about, yep you guessed it, their inner critics.
Who are these critics? Where did they come from? And how do artists overcome them and continue to create work in spite of them?
Listen to conversations with Fiona Barrett-Clark, Hannah Cooper of Sunday Woven and Rhianna Blake of Blake Clay, Alexandra Plim, Ingrid Bowen, Anna Kellerman, Amie McNee, Dr Rebecca Ray and more.
The Artful Mum
In 2017 I compiled, designed and self published ‘The Artful Mum’.
The intent was to help myself and other mothers maintain a creative practice around parenting small children.
My book is a series of interviews with 6 Australian artists; Ellie Beck, Bianca Harrington, Emma Simmons, Kirsten Duncombe, Emily Besser and Fiona Barrett-Clarke, on how they juggle both a creative life and motherhood.
It’s brimming with visual inspiration, tips and encouragement for the artsy mother of young children.
KITS COMING SOON
Cyanotype Kits
Learn the art of cyanotypes with my creative packs and online course!
Cyanotypes are an early photographic process of creating a ‘blue-cyan-print’ by exposing a specially treated paper to sunlight.
It’s perfect for any age and level of ability.